2026 World Cup schedule: Every group stage matchup and full fixtures list

North America is the site of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with 11 cities in the United States – plus three in Mexico and two in Canada – set to host the 104 matches of the summer tournament.

The World Cup begins on June 11, 2026 as co-host Mexico plays the opener in Mexico City, with the USA (Los Angeles) and Canada (Toronto) kicking off a day later. The group stage runs until June 27, with synchronized start times in each group for the final matches in the round-robin.

The top two teams in each group – and the eight best third-place finishers – advance to knockout stage, which begins on June 28 with the Round of 32.

The Round of 16 begins on July 4, the quarterfinals on July 9 and semifinals take place on July 14-15, leading up to the championship match at MetLife Stadium on July 19.

2026 World Cup schedule

ALL TIMES EASTERN

June 11, 2026

• Mexico vs. South Africa (Group A) – Mexico City, 3 p.m.
• South Korea vs. UEFA playoff D (Group A) – Guadalajara, 10 p.m.

June 12

• Canada vs. UEFA playoff A (Group B) – Toronto, 3 p.m.
• USA vs. Paraguay (Group D) – Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

June 13

• Brazil vs. Morocco (Group C) – New York/New Jersey, 3 p.m.
• Australia vs. UEFA playoff C (Group D) - Vancouver, 6 p.m.
• Haiti vs. Scotland (Group C) - Boston, 9 p.m.
• Qatar vs. Switzerland (Group B) - San Francisco Bay Area, 12 a.m. (9 p.m. local)

June 14

• Germany vs. Curaçao (Group E) - Houston, 1 p.m.
• Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador (Group E) - Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
• Netherlands vs. Japan (Group F) - Dallas, 7 p.m.
• UEFA playoff B vs. Tunisia (Group F) - Monterrey, 10 p.m.

June 15

• Spain vs. Cape Verde (Group H) - Atlanta, 12 p.m.
• Belgium vs. Egypt (Group G) - Seattle, 3 p.m.
• Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay (Group H) - Miami, 6 p.m.
• Iran vs. New Zealand (Group G) - Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

June 16

• France vs. Senegal (Group I) - New York/New Jersey, 3 p.m.
• FIFA playoff 2 vs. Norway (Group I) - Boston, 6 p.m.
• Argentina vs. Algeria (Group J) - Kansas City, 9 p.m.
• Austria vs. Jordan (Group J) - San Francisco Bay Area, 12 a.m. (9 p.m. local)

June 17

• Portugal vs. FIFA playoff 1 (Group K) - Houston, 1 p.m.
• England vs. Croatia (Group L) - Dallas, 4 p.m.
• Ghana vs. Panama (Group L) - Toronto, 7 p.m.
• Uzbekistan vs. Colombia (Group K) - Mexico City, 10 p.m.

June 18

• UEFA playoff D vs. South Africa (Group A) - Atlanta, 12 p.m.
• Switzerland vs. UEFA playoff A (Group A) - Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
• Canada vs. Qatar (Group B) – Vancouver, 6 p.m.
• Mexico vs. South Korea (Group A) – Guadalajara, 9 p.m.

June 19

• USA vs. Australia (Group D) – Seattle, 3 p.m.
• Scotland vs. Morocco (Group C) - Boston, 6 p.m.
• Brazil vs. Haiti (Group C) - Philadelphia, 9 p.m.
• UEFA playoff C vs. Paraguay (Group D) - San Francisco Bay Area, 12 a.m. (9 p.m. local)

June 20

• Netherlands vs. UEFA playoff B (Group F) - Houston, 1 p.m.
• Germany vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) - Toronto, 4 p.m.
• Ecuador vs. Curaçao (Group E) - Kansas City, 8 p.m.
• Tunisia vs. Japan (Group F) - Monterrey, 12 a.m. (11 p.m. local)

June 21

• Spain vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) - Atlanta, 12 p.m.
• Belgium vs. Iran (Group G) - Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
• Uruguay vs. Cape Verde (Group H) - Miami, 6 p.m.
• New Zealand vs. Egypt (Group G) – Vancouver, 9 p.m.

June 22

• Argentina vs. Austria (Group J) - Dallas, 1 p.m.
• France vs. FIFA playoff 2 (Group I) - Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
• Norway vs. Senegal (Group I) - New York/New Jersey, 8 p.m.
• Jordan vs. Algeria (Group J) - San Francisco Bay Area, 11 p.m.

June 23

• Portugal vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) - Houston, 1 p.m.
• England vs. Ghana (Group L) - Boston, 4 p.m.
• Panama vs. Croatia (Group L) - Toronto, 7 p.m.
• Colombia vs. FIFA playoff 1 (Group K) - Guadalajara, 10 p.m.

June 24

• Canada vs. Switzerland (Group B) – Vancouver, 3 p.m.
• UEFA playoff A vs. Qatar (Group B) - Seattle, 3 p.m.
• Scotland vs. Brazil (Group C) - Miami, 6 p.m.
• Morocco vs. Haiti (Group C) - Atlanta, 6 p.m.
• Mexico vs. UEFA playoff D (Group A) - Mexico City, 9 p.m.
• South Korea vs. South Africa (Group A) - Monterrey, 9 p.m.

June 25

• Ecuador vs. Germany (Group E) - New York/New Jersey, 4 p.m.
• Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast (Group E) - Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
• Tunisia vs. Netherlands (Group F) - Kansas City, 7 p.m.
• Japan vs. UEFA playoff B (Group F) - Dallas, 7 p.m.
• USA vs. UEFA playoff C (Group D) – Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
• Paraguay vs. Australia (Group D) - San Francisco Bay Area, 10 p.m.

June 26

• Norway vs. France (Group I) - Boston, 3 p.m.
• Senegal vs. FIFA playoff 2 (Group I) - Toronto, 3 p.m.
• New Zealand vs. Belgium (Group G) – Vancouver, 8 p.m.
• Egypt vs. Iran (Group G) - Seattle, 8 p.m.
• Uruguay vs. Spain (Group H) - Guadalajara, 11 p.m.
• Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia (Group H) - Houston, 1 p.m.

June 27

• Panama vs. England (Group L) - New York/New Jersey, 5 p.m.
• Croatia vs. Ghana (Group L) - Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
• Colombia vs. Portugal (Group K) - Miami, 7:30 p.m.
• FIFA playoff 1 vs. Uzbekistan (Group K) - Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
• Jordan vs. Argentina (Group J) - Dallas, 10 p.m.
• Algeria vs. Austria (Group J) - Kansas City, 10 p.m.

2026 World Cup knockout round schedule

• Round of 32: June 28-July 3
• Round of 16: July 4-July 7
• Quarterfinals: July 9-July 11
• Semifinals: July 14-15 – AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) and Mecedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
• Third-place match: July 18 – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
• World Cup final: July 19 – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey